1/ The opening size of 3.5" is ok, our brush and rods can be insert through it easily.<br/>2/ Our chimney brush is designed for sweeping chimney/duct ( either bricks, or stone or steel material) without soft lining. <br/>The nylon bristle of our chimney brush is helical and flexible, no need trim the bristle short, with the driving force and centrifugal force from the drill chuck, our chimney brush can be used to high efficiently clean chimneys(without soft lining) of inner diameter from 100mm~700mm(i.e. 4~28 inches ).
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